DEATH NOTE Based on the Manga Created by Tsugumi Ohba Written by Charley and Vias Parlapanides ‘No portion of this script may be performed, reproduced, or used by any means, or quoted or published in any medium without the prior written consent of Wamer Brothers Studios. First Draft WARNER BROS. April 7, 2009 4000 Wamer Boulevard ‘Warmer Bros. Burbank, California 91522 All Rights ReservedFADE UP: EXT. QUEENS - NYC A working class neighborhood in the heart of Far Rockaway. Broken down stoops adorn each home while CAR ALARMS and SHOUTING can be heard in the distance as the hard SQUABBLE LOCALS go about their morning routine. INT. BEDROOM - ROW HOUSE LUKE MURRAY, 21, lies in bed, dead to the world, even as the late morning sun fights its way in. Suddenly his SIDEKICK vibrates to life. He slowly starts to stir as the sidekick works its way off the desk and CRASHES to the floor with a THUNK. That does the trick... Luke starts to come to. On the surface he appears good-looking, even handsome; but behind his intense, blue eyes one can see the residual grit of bygone pain. He sits up and blearily rubs away the sleep when he notices his alarm clock. Adrenaline hits him in waves. He leaps out of the sheets and slings on a pair of jeans, racing out of the room... EXT. STAIRS +++ pulling on a shirt as he goes but in his haste he missteps and tumbles forward, crashing downwards, coming to a stop on the landing below. He springs up and makes a b-line for the door when he stops dead in his tracks, remembering. He turns back around. INT. LUKE’S ROOM +++ and tears through his sock drawer until he finds what he’s looking for. It’s a small jewelry box. He quickly pockets it and takes off... EXT. STREET - BRONX, NEW YORK +++ weaving through the HUSTLE and BUSTLE of the morning commute as...EXT. SUBWAY STATION ++» PEOPLE funnel onto the closing doors of the “A” train. LUKE (0.S.) Hey, hold that door... Luke races towards the subway car but the cynical New Yorkers don’t lift a finger as the departure BELLS RING out and the doors slowly close... «++ but Luke quickly slings his bag forward, wedging the doors open. CONDUCTOR (0.S.) Hey... ‘The CONDUCTOR leans out. LUKE Come on, help me out. I’m gonna be late for class. The conductor shakes his head... the doors jerk back and forth... trying to open as Luke pulls free his bag. He goes to enter when suddenly the doors slam shut. LUKE (CONT'D) Hey! The conductor grins as the train begins to pull away. LUKE (CONT‘D) You gotta be kiddin’ me! Luke pounds on the window in disbelief, futilely racing after the train, making his way to the end of the platform when suddenly -- =- a WOMAN SCREAMS. Luke spins around and sees a THIEF rip the woman’s purse away. She’s thrown off balance and topples backwards, crashing onto the tracks below. Stunned COMMUTERS stand there frozen as an express train ROARS towards the woman -- its HORN BLARING. Panic fills the air as Luke reacts without thinking. He races over, jumps down and moves to pick the woman up as... INT, ONCOMING TRAIN +++ The CONDUCTOR yanks hard on the emergency BRAKE -- the SCREECHING HOWL OF METAL ON METAL -- as SPARKS FLY and SMOKE BILLOWS -- but the train is moving too fast --3. =- Luke sees it BARRELING towards him. ONLOOKERS hold their breath, others turn away as -- =- luke makes a split second decision. He pushes the woman into a foot-deep trough between the tracks, covering her with his body as -- -- The SCREECHING TRAIN runs over them. The crowd looks on aghast as the train slowly comes to a halt. BEAT Luke looks up at the inch of clearance above his head, it was the difference between life and death. ‘LUKE Holy shit... To the CROWD’S surprise, Luke rolls out from underneath the train with the woman. They all CHEER. EXT, FORDHAM UNIVERSITY - LATER Luke, haggard and dirtied, rushes toward a lecture hall when the doors swing open and STUDENTS file out. ‘LUKE Damn... : SOPHIA, a good-looking brunette, approaches him. SOPHIA What happened to you? LUKE It's a long story. PROFESSOR SELBY, 50's, bookish, spots Luke. PROFESSOR SELBY You out did yourself today, Mr. Murray. Instead of just being late you missed class all together. ‘LUKE I'm sorry professor but I was only late because -- PROFESSOR SELBY Don’t ruin an apology with an excuse. Get here on time. That shouldn't be hard for someone as smart as you.LUKE But professor I -- Professor Selby waves it off as he walks away. LUKE (CONT'D) -- just saved someone's life. EXT. FORDHAM CAMPUS - A LITTLE LATER Luke and Sophia make their way along. SOPHIA Oh my god that’s crazy. Thank god you're alright. LUKE It was no big deal. Honestly. she smiles, that’s what she loves about him. SOPHIA I still think you should tell Professor Selby what happened. LUKE Nah, it’s not worth it... But listen, uh... He hesitates. SOPHIA What? LUKE About tonight, I can’t make it. SOPHIA What? Why? ‘LUKE I got called into work. Disappointment fills her face. SOPHIA Luke... LUKE 1/11 make it up to you, I swear. We'll do something tomorrow night. But I want you to have this. He pulls out the small jewelry box.LUKE (CONT'D) Happy anniversary. She opens it and finds a GOLDEN CLADDAGH RING. SOPHIA Oh my God, it’s beautiful. ‘LUKE It was my mother’s. She would have worn it until I met the girl I would marry. He slips the ring onto her finger. LUKE (CONT'D) We're officially engaged to be engaged. She gives him a kiss. EXT. FULTON FISH MARKET - LATER The organized chaos of the SOUTH STREET SEAPORT begins its daily grind. Forklifts whiz back and forth and truckers upload their cargo as a FOREMAN makes his way over to Luke. FOREMAN Hey, Joe College... when you finish those orders I’m gonna need your help with the grouper. Luke nods as he packs huge MACKERELS into heavy crates of ice. It’s bone-numbing work but it pays well and he can do it at night. INT. SUBWAY CAR - MANHATTAN - EVENING Luke crashes onto the seat and leans against the window, eyeing the bright lights of the metropolis as... EXT. SUBWAY - MOVING +++ they begin to fade away and the train makes its way to the darkness that is Queens. EXT. DINSMORE BLVD - SUBWAY STATION - QUEENS Luke hustles down the platform stairs and makes his way.EXT. ST. MICHAEL'S CEMETERY - CONT. +++ to an OLD GOTHIC CEMETERY, knowingly weaving through the various tombstones, before stopping in front of a grave. He stares at it for a long moment. ‘LUKE Hey Ma, I just wanted you to know that I’gave it to her. She loved it. You should have seen her. (beat) Well, I gotta get going. I love ya. Luke goes to take off when he notices some unsavory characters up ahead. Even in the evening twilight Luke can make out the SPARK of their CRACK PIPES. He quickly bangs a hard right, trying to avoid them when something gives him pause... He stops, looks all around, surprised to find his heart racing... He shakes his head, dismissing his fear when... +++ he notices a fallen oak tree. It has pulverized an ornate HEADSTONE, laying waste to its centuries old mortar. He moves in closer to get a better look when he sees an OMINOUS BLACK BOOK amongst the rubble. He picks it up, wiping debris from its cover. INSERT COVER: “DEATH NOTE” He almost laughs at the title as he flips it open and reads: “THE HUMAN WHOSE NAME IS WRITTEN IN THIS BOOK SHALL DIE.” Luke grins at the ridiculousness of it all. He goes to throw it away but there’s something about the book that gives him pause. BEAT Suddenly his sidekick RINGS. LUKE (CONT'D) (into sidekick) Hey, what's up? INT. LUKE'S HOUSE - INTERCUT AS NECESSARY SARAH, 12, Luke’s rebellious little sister, checks the fridge. SARAH (into phone) Nothing. I’m just starving over here.LUKE Where's Dad? SARAH He’s not home yet. LUKE Alright, hang tight. I'll be there in a sec. INT, LIVING ROOM/KITCHEN ~ LUKE’S HOUSE - NIGHT Luke hurriedly enters as Sarah bangs out a text. LUKE Hey, you feel like having a grilled cheese sandwich? SARAH only if you're makin’ it. He throws down his stuff and gets busy at the stove. LUKE Did you do your homework? SARAH Nope. LUKE Why not? SARAH Because I’m gonna do it in study hall. He shoots her a look. SARAH (CONT’D) What? Everyone in my class is so stupid. It’s a joke. LUKE Do me a favor and do it now anyway. Just then POLICE CAPTAIN JOHN MURRAY, an incisive, no- nonsense type, enters, weary from a long shift. CAPT. MURRAY Hey guys. Sorry, I'm late. LUKE SARAE Hey Pop. Hey, Daddy. He blearily flips through a stack of mail as he joins Luke.CAPT. MURRAY (CONT'D) Hey, your LSAT score came in. ‘LUKE Yeah, I know they e-mailed it to me last week. CAPT. MURRAY Last week? Why didn’t you say anything? Luke just shrugs as Capt. Murray opens the letter, expecting the worse. CAPT, MURRAY (CONT’D) Oh my Godt Excitement flushes through him as he bear hugs Luke. LUKE Come on, Dad. Take it easy. CAPT. MURRAY Take it easy? You sly son of a gun. Do you know what this means? LUKE It’s not a big deal. Honestly. CAPT. MURRAY You're something else, you really are Luke. (to Sarah) Do you know what your brother just did? SARAH No, but I got a feeling you're gonna tell me. CAPT. MURRAY He just scored in the ninety-eighth percentile on his LSAT. How about, that?! SARAH You’re such a dork, Luke. He playfully smacks her as he makes his way up the stairs... INT. LUKE'S ROOM «++ and flips on the tv all the while rummaging through his bookbag. He notices the Death Note. He can’t help but page through it, stopping on the LAWS OF THE NOTE PAGE.‘LUKE (reading) Rejoice and fear, your lives rest in’my hands... Luke arins as he reads the rules when suddenly the newscast grabs his attention. ON TV: OFFICERS, guns drawn, stand poised behind their CRUISERS as a REPORTER files an update. REPORTER We're live here on Commercial Avenue where Mark Tocher, a convicted sex offender, is believed to have taken an entire family hostage -- GUNSHOTS RING out from the besieged home. REPORTER (CONT'D) Oh my god! The Reporter and CAMERA MAN rush for cover as the camera zooms in on the PERPETRATOR, BLASTING away from a second story window, all the while shielding himself behind a terrified YOUNG MOTHER. ‘LUKE Scumbag... Luke looks at the Death Note, twirling his pen as the perp’s name flashes on screen. On a whim, almost as a joke, Luke writes MARK TOCHER in the book before tossing it into a waste basket and moving to the bathroom, INT. BATHROOM Luke splashes water on his face and... INT. LUKE’S ROOM +++ re-enters brushing his teeth, He glances at the newscast. The COPS can’t return fire and stand there helplessly. LUKE shakes his head and returns to the bathroom when... ON NEWSCAST The terrified FAMILY comes rushing out from the house.10. REPORTER Uh... we're not sure what’s going on... OFFICERS race to the hostages’ aid as the reporter: hurries over to the Young Mother. REPORTER (CONT'D) Excuse me ma’am, can you tell us what happened? YOUNG MOTHER Tt was a miracle. The MOTHER is hysterical, fighting back tears as OFFICERS cut off the Reporter and whisk her away. REPORTER Well, wh, we’re not exactly sure what just happened but it looks like the hostages are okay... Again, Mark Tocher TOCHER’s mug shot fills the screen as LUKE re-enters, oblivious. REPORTER (CONT'D) +++ known felon and sex offender... Luke glances over; it looks like more of the same. He shuts off the tv and crashes into bed, exhausted. EXT. SUBWAY STATION - NEXT MORNING Sophia glances at her watch as Luke hurriedly joins her. ‘LUKE Hey, sorry I’m late. SOPHIA You know what I’m gonna do, Luke, I’m gonna buy you a watch. LUKE I don't need a watch. I use this. He shows her his sidekick. SOPETA That's the problem, you can’t set your cell phone ahead. She rips it from his hands and messes with the settings.ul. LUKE What are you talkin’ about? SOPHIA I set my watch ahead and now I’m never late. LUKE (grins) That won't work for me. SOPHIA How do you know? LUKE ‘Cause I know. SOPHIA Trust me. All you gotta do is set it seven minutes ahead. ‘LUKE Why seven? SOPHIA Because five doesn’t give you enough time and ten is too easy to figure out. That’s why seven is just right. It’s enough time to do what you gotta do but too much of a hassle to figure out. She grows frustrated with the sidekick and hands it back, leaving a message on the display. INSERT: :-) LUKE (smiles) Right, whatever. SOPHIA Trust me. It works. He doesn’t buy it. SOPEIA (CONT’D) Eight forty-three (as if saying quickly) what time is it? LUKE Eight thirty-six. She realizes he’s right. SOPHIA One o three.12. ‘LUKE Twelve fifty-six. SOPHIA LUKE Two eleven. Two o four. SOPHIA LUKE Five fifty-five. Five forty-eight. She grins. It’s-no use. He rattles off the answers almost as fast as she asks. SOPHIA Well with normal people it works. LUKE I'll take your word for it. They share a smile as they make their way along when suddenly... INT. SUBWAY STATION +++ Luke notices Tocher’s mug shot on the papers that adorn a newsstand. INSERT HEADLINE: HAND OF GOD??? FELON DIES DURING HOSTAGE SITUATION SOPHIA what? ‘LUKE That thing in Bay Ridge last night, I didn’t know the guy died. SOPHIA Yeah, he was gonna kill that whole family. A train comes to a roaring stop on the track next to them. SOPHIA (CONT'D) Luke, come on, let's go. Luke can’t help but shoot one last look at the papers before hopping onto the train. INT. CLASSROOM ~ FORDHAM Professor Selby lectures as Luke surfs the web on his laptop.13. PROFESSOR SELBY Hierocles said, "Law and justice are not always the same. And when they aren’t, destroying the law may be the first step toward changing ites." Luke only half listens as he finds what he’s looking for, it’s an article on the Bay Ridge incident. INSERT TEXT: “... miracle heart attack... gunman struggled with heart disease...” Luke can’t help but read with morbid fascination. The story is all over the internet. INT. LUKE’S ROOM - LATER Luke throws down his bookbag and moves to his desk when... he notices the Death Note in the waste basket. He pulls it out, flips it open and looks at the name he wrote -- Mark Tocher.’ It has to be a coincidence. Luke thinks for a moment, flips through the DEATH NOTE, reverting back to the “Laws of the Death Note Page.” cur TO: DEATH NOTE PAGE (The following text is seen on screen as Luke reads aloud.) LUKE (V.0.) Rule - The Death Note will not take effect unless the writer has the person's face in their mind when writing their name. Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected. BACK ON LUKE Luke shakes his head but the truth is, something urges him onwards. He turns on the television and flips to COURT TV. ON SCREEN NEWSCASTER +++ authorities are in hot pursuit of Daniel Stone, who allegedly shot and killed three people in a downtown courthouse this morning, sparking a citywide manhunt...1a. INSERT FOOTAGE of a ROPED OFF CRIME SCENE as INVESTIGATORS move about BLOOD STAINED MARBLE. NEWSCASTER (CONT’D) again, Stone managed to grab a guard’s gun and shoot his way past several deputies. Luke turns up the volume as a PICTURE of Stone fades up. NEWSCASTER (CONT'D) We're gonna go live to the Belt Parkway where our news chopper is following the chase. ON LUKE (INTERCUT BETWEEN LUKE & NEWSCAST) Luke watches as the suspect’s vehicle dangerously weaves in and out of traffic before losing control and smashing into several cars. NEWSCASTER (CONT'D) Oh my god, this is terrible! The perp, Stone, jumps out and makes a run for it as the COPS frantically give chase. NEWSCASTER (CONT’D) The suspect simply refuses to give up... Stone races to a twenty foot overpass and to the cops’ amazement... jumps down, rolls to absorb the impact and races away with only a slight limp. The cops are forced to double back. NEWSCASTER (CONT’D) I can’t believe this. Luke looks on as he writes Daniel Stone in the Death Note. He eyes him for a moment... then shakes his head at the improbability of it all. BEAT Stone draws his gun, car jacks a red Mustang and begins to race away when suddenly the Mustang swerves off the road and SMASHES into a fire hydrant. cur TO:15. DEATH NOTE PAGE - LAWS OF. THE DEATH NOTE LUKE (V.0.) Rule - If the cause of death is not specified, the person will simply die of a heart attack. A torrent of water rains down on the MUSTANG as LUKE rises to his feet. NEWSCASTER It appears the suspect has come to a stop. Two blue and whites pull up and COPS race out, guns drawn. NEWSCASTER (CONT’D) Again, Stone is armed and considered very dangerous. Hopefully he'll do the right thing and surrender. The FLATFOOTS cautiously approach and rip Stone from the car... but his body is limp and lifeless. Luke shoots a look over to the book. LUKE No way... Just then the doorbell RINGS, startling him. INT. / EXT, LIVING ROOM - CONT. Luke moves to the door and is taken aback when he sees a POLICE OFFICER standing outside. He slowly opens the door. POLICE OFFICER Hello, are you Luke Murray? Luke tightens up as he nods. POLICE OFFICER (CONT'D) Your girlfriend called and told us you were the hero from the “A” train. We've been looking for you. You ran off before anyone could get your name. LUKE Oh... Yeah, don’t worry about it. It’s no big deal.16. POLICE OFFICER Are you kidding, you did a great thing kid. The mayor wants to give you a medal. ‘LUKE He doesn’t have to do that. Honestly. Luke goes to close the door. POLICE OFFICER Hey, listen kid, the mayor needs all'the good press he can get. He’s not gonna pass up a photo op like this. So shine your shoes and get a hair cut ‘cause you're gonna be in the paper. INT. LUKE’S ROOM Luke reenters, his mind churning, as the TV plays in the background. NEWSCASTER (0.S.) Authorities have just announced that the suspect, Daniel Stone is dead. Luke’s hairs go on end. NEWSCASTER (CONT'D) We're not exactly sure what happened but the police emphasize he wasn’t shot. Luke looks over to the Death Note as a sick feeling comes over him. INT. LUKE’S ROOM - LATER Luke browses through the DAILY NEWS, reading about the Stone incident. The headline reads: “LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE!” INSERT TEXT: “... second criminal in two days dies of a heart attack...” SARAH (entering) Hey, can I get_a couple bucks for lunch tomorrow? Luke turns to her.Te SARAH (CONT'D) Are you alright? He shakes his head “no” as he gets up, rushes over to the bathroom and pukes. EXT, PEDESTRIAN PATH - WEST SIDE HIGHWAY Luke and Sophia walk along. SOPHIA Hey, everything okay? ‘LUKE Yeah, I’m sorry. I just needed to get some air. He solemnly looks out at the Hudson for a long beat as his mind begins to churn. INT. LIVING ROOM / KITCHEN - EVENING Capt. Murray makes Sarah dinner as Luke enters. He pauses moment before he approaches his father. LUKE Dad, I wanna talk to you. CAPT. MURRAY Sure, what is it? LUKE I wanna see mom’s case file. Capt. Murray’s demeanor deadens. CAPT. MURRAY Sarah, do me a favor and go to your room. She just looks at him. CAPT. MURRAY (CONT'D) I'm not asking. Go. He waits for her to leave. CAPT. MURRAY (CONT‘D) What's this all about? ‘LUKE I just want to see it.18. CAPT. MURRAY I don’t think it’s a good idea. LUKE Dad, please, I’m an adult. I can handle it. CAPT. MURRAY Luke, nothing good will come from it. ‘I’m sorry but my answer’s no. INT. COLD CASE STORAGE - NYPD Luke takes a breath before approaching the GUARD manning the cage. GUARD Hey kid. What’s goin’ on? LUKE Same old, same old. Luke moves towards the entrance. GUARD You doin’ some work for the old man? LUKE Yeah. GUARD Funny, he didn’t mention anything to me. LUKE (lying) Oh, he probably just forgot. INT. WORK AREA - COLD CASE STORAGE Luke combs through two banker boxes, reading through various reports and interviews. INSERT TEXT: ...armed robbery... escalated to felony murder... female victim, LINDA MURRAY, pronounced dead at the scene... .44 caliber weapon used... Luke grows more and more angry as he goes through the materials. He finds a tape labeled “security footage.” He stops, thinks for a moment before decidingly putting the tape into a VCR, bracing himself.1s. ON SCREEN: Grainy, fast-motion video of -~ -- A MASKED GUNMAN barging into a Korean grocery store and sticking a gun in the CASHIER'S face. The cashier cowers back as the gunman rips open the register and empties it when -- =- the cashier notices MRS. MURRAY as she tries to hide a YOUNG LUKE behind an aisle. The gunman catches his eye-line, turns to Mrs. Murray and yells at her. ‘The Cashier tries to take advantage, reaching for a gun under the counter but the gunman is too quick -- =- he turns back -- blows away the Cashier and empties his gun on Mrs. Murray as he races away. Young Luke rushes to his dying mother’s side. Horror fills his face as he cries out for help. BACK ON LUKE The pain of that day fills his face. He SNAPS off the TV and rips a picture off a file folder. The post-it on it reads: “Possible Suspect, ALEJANDRO LOZANO” CAPT. MURRAY (0.S.) What the hell are you doing? Capt. Murray takes in the scene. CAPT. MURRAY (CONT’D) Damn it Luke, I told you not to come down here. ‘LUKE Why didn’t you tell me about this guy, Lozano? Capt. Murray sighs deeply. CAPT. MURRAY There was no reason to... LUKE Do you think he did it? CAPT. MURRAY I can’t say for sure. LUKE There must be something we can do.20. CAPT. MURRAY I did everything humanly possible, Luke, I cashed in very favor, worked every angle. There is nothing we can do. Believe me... Short of a confession there’s no way we're ever gonna get the guy that did it. It was just too random of a crime. Luke eyes his father for a long moment. CAPT. MURRAY (CONT’D) Come on, pack that stuff up and get out of here. EXT. NYPD OFFICE - LATER Luke crashes onto a bench and sighs deeply when suddenly several cruisers come to a SCREECHING halt. Cops rush out, hurriedly leading a startled TEENAGE ASIAN GIRL inside. "A sense of urgency fills the air. INT. HALLWAY - NYPD OFFICE Luke enters as the girl is led into a room, He notices blood spatter on her cheek as she begins to shake. More PATROL MEN bristle about as Luke moves to his father’s side, where he’s being debriefed by DT. GOEMMANS (Caucasian) and Dt. WASHINGTON (African American). DT. GOEMMANS It was a home invasion. She was the only one to get out. CAPT. MURRAY And the rest of the family? DP. WASHINGTON All dead... Patrol is there now... These guys butchered them, Capt. Luke looks at the girl as MEDICS tend to her -- he knows the pain that awaits her. CAPT. MURRAY Any, suspects?21. DT. GOEMMANS Yeah, she just made a positive ID. Vice has been looking for these guys, their names are Tibbs and Rodriguez. Dt. Goemmans hands Capt. Murray a flyer with the suspects’ names and pictures. He looks at it for a long moment before moving to the girl’s room. BEAT Luke watches his father try and console the girl as he picks up a copy of the flier. EXT. NYPD - A LITTLE LATER Luke walks down the steps when suddenly OFFICERS race past him, their radios crackling. DISPATCHER (FROM RADIO) + again, suspects Tibbs and Rodriguez have been spotted at ninety-eighth and Broadway. Officers are in pursuit... Luke is taken aback as the OFFICERS race to their cruisers and take off. Luke thinks for a moment before he jumps on his moped and chases after them. EXT. BROADWAY Luke nimbly ZIPS in and out of traffic, blowing past cars, trying to keep up as the BLUE AND WHITES rip through the city, SIRENS BLARING. EXT. 96TH STREET A cruiser rounds a corner, Luke tailing it, when the DRIVER, a YOUNG OFFICER, spots Tibbs and Rodriguez (wielding .45's) weaving their way through a CROWD. The Young Officer tries to cut the perps off, coming at them head-on with his cruiser... but the perps spot him. LEAD fills the air as they OPEN FIRE on the cruiser. PEOPLE SCREAM and RUSH for cover. A WOMAN falls to the ground, SHRIEKING in pain as a ROUND rips through her leg while ANOTHER CIVILIAN takes two to the chest and crashes down in a heap. The gunmen charge forward, FIRING away. Only the Young Officer stands in their way.22. He tries to return fire behind the riddled cruiser but he’s badly out gunned. Luke realizes that if he doesn’t act fast the officer is done for. He hurriedly takes out the Death Note and writes the perps names as SHARDS OF GLASS and SHRAPNEL rain down on the Young Officer. He's as good as dead, when suddenly... s++ one of the perps topples over, falling like a tree. Seconds later the other perp suffers the same fate. Just like that the scene goes dead almost as fast as it erupted. Several officers race over to the fallen perps, guns poised... only to discover the perps are dead and have no wounds. The Young Officer rises up and looks at them. Something has just happened but no one knows what. INT. LUKE'S ROOM - LATER Luke enters and tries to collect himself but he struggles to keep his emotions at bay. He moves to his desk and sweeps everything off of it, letting it all out, papers flying everywhere. A newspaper lands at his feet. He notices the picture of a WANTED FUGITIVE draped across the cover and kicks the daily rag across the room. INT. CORONER'S OFFICE - MORNING Capt. Murray makes his way over to the CORONER. CAPT. MURRAY what's up Doc? CORONER I thought you should see this... He slaps a couple of X-RAYS onto a LIGHT BOARD. CORONER (CONT’D) We pulled them from the two shooters, Tibbs and Rodriguez. (pointing) Look at the curvature of the arteries... they’re completely unblocked. CAPT. MURRAY Sow.23. CORONER So? These guys collapsed mid- stride, clutching their chests. You'd expect to find all kinds of Plague stopping up their airways. CAPT. MURRAY What are you saying Doc? CORONER I’m saying this might be one for the medical books. It’s like their hearts froze and collapsed in on themselves. (beat) “I've never seen anything like it. CAPT. MURRAY Are you saying it's suspicious? CORONER (pause) I’m saying it’s not natural. thought you should know. Just Capt. Murray nods and takes off, pushing through double doors where... EXT. HALLWAY + Dt. Goemmans and Washington watch a newscast about the mysterious nature of Tibbs and Rodriguez’s deaths; it’s clear the story is capturing the public's fascination. CAPT. MURRAY All right, come on fellas, let's get out of here. INT. LUKE'S ROOM - NIGHT Luke sits at his desk and flips through pictures of his Mom when Sophia moves up behind him and gives him a kiss. ‘LUKE Hey, when did you get here? SOPEIA Just now. What are you doing? LUKE Nothing. He hurriedly tucks the pictures away.24. SOPHIA I got you a new shirt for tomorrow. He puts on his best face as she presses a bright orange shirt against him. LUKE Sophia, are you kidding me? SOPHIA What? LUKE It’s orange. SOPHIA It’s not orange, it’s salmon. 1 think it makes you look handsome. Luke shakes his head incredulously. SOPHIA (CONT'D) Try it on... Come on. For me. He makes his way towards the bathroom. She sneaks a peak at his desk, spotting the photos of his mom and can’t help but. feel awful. EXT, CITY HALL - PRESS CONFERENCE - THE NEXT DAY The Mayor holds court before a bevy of reporters as Luke, wearing the orange shirt, stands stoically at his side. MAYOR Luke, I’ve known your father for a long time, he’s one of New York’s finest. So while it gives me great pleasure to award you with this citation of virtue, I must say I’m not surprised. Capt. Murray, Sarah, and Sophia look on proudly as the Mayor hands Luke a medal. MAYOR (CONT’D) On behalf of a grateful city, T thank you for your heroism. ‘Your unselfishness and bravery is an example to all New Yorkers. PHOTOGRAPHERS SNAP away.25. EXT. ST. MICHAEL’S CEMETERY - EVENING Luke solemnly makes his way to his mother’s headstone. ‘LUKE Hey, mom, It’s me... I wanted to come by and tell you that I’m gonna do something I feel I have to do. I’m not sure how you'll feel about it. Please don’t think less of me. I love you. Luke kisses his fingers and brings them to the headstone before placing the medal of virtue on top. INT. LUKE’S ROOM Luke hacks into the NYPD intranet where he uses a felon locator database to find Alejandro Lozano’s name and picture. He eyes his long arrest record and notes that Lozano is currently incarcerated at Rahway State Prison. Luke also takes note of Lozano’s two known accomplices, the GURTSKY BROTHERS, BRETT, a petty thief with a long history of misdemeanors and RICK, a sex offender with a rap sheet a mile ong. He quickly jots down their last known address and phone number. EXT. STREET - YONKERS - NIGHT Luke eyes the Gurtsky brothers through the window of their apartment. He takes a deep breath and steadies his resolve before dialing a nearby pay phone. INT. APARTMENT - TENEMENT BUILDING - CONT. Brett picks up the phone as Rick lazily watches TV. BRETT Hello. EXT. STREET ‘LUKE Let me speak to Rick.26. INT. APARTMENT - INTERCUT BRETT Who's this? LUKE I’m the guy behind the mysterious deaths. BRETT Oh yeah? And I’m the Tooth Fairy. Brett hangs up. RICK Who the hell was that? BRETT Some asshole. Luke quickly re-dials as he grabs hold of the Death Note. BRETT (CONT‘D) (into phone) Yeah. LUKE Listen to me, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. Put Rick on. BRETT Drop dead, scumbag. LUKE I’m warning you, don’t make me do something I’m gonna regret. RICK (overhearing) Gimmie the phone. Brett hands it to him. RICK (CONT’D) You got something to say to me, tough guy? LUKE Yeah, do as I say and I'll let you live. Otherwise I’m gonna make you pay for the lives you destroyed. RICK Fuck you.27. Rick SLAMS the phone down. BRETT What’d he say? RICK Nothing. EXT. PAY PHONE - CONT. A flurry of emotions flash through Luke... He looks down at. the Death Note as his hand shakes but something urges him onwards. INT. APARTMENT - INTERCUT Brett moves to the fridge. RICK Gimmie a beer. Brett grabs a cold one and tosses it to Rick but the beer sails right past him as Rick clutches his chest. BRETT Hey stop dicking around... Rick crashes onto the floor face first, convulsing wildly. Brett’s face begins to deaden. He rushes over and kneels down next to him. BRETT (CONT'D) What the f...? Brett goes to dial 911 when the PHONE RINGS. He almost JUMPS out of his skin as he answers. BRETT (CONT'D) Hello? LUKE Do you believe me now? BRETT What the hell is going on? LUKE He’s dead Brett and there’s nothing you can do about it. Brett slowly realizes it’s true. He can’t find a pulse as his brother lies there motionless.28. LUKE (CONT'D) Listen Brett, I’m gonna ask you some questions. If you tell me the truth, I might let you live. Brett begins to shake. LUKE (CONT'D) You used to run with Alejandro Lozano. Right? BRETT Yeah. LUKE Did he ever rob a Korean grocery store in Queens? BRETT How the hell should I know? LUKE Think. Think real hard, Brett. or it will be the last thing you do. (pause) Look at your brother. I know you don’t want to end up like him, Brett trembles as he looks over at Rick’s corpse. BRETT I swear to you, I don’t know. Lozano did a lot of licks without me. ‘LUKE Don’t mess with me, Brett. BRETT I’m not, I swear. LUKE Okay. Did Lozano ever own a .44 caliber pistol? BRETT Yeah. He had an Ansley. LUKE Did he have it back in ninety- seven? BRETT He’s had it for as long as I've known him.BEAT 29. LUKE What'd he do with it? BRETT I don’t know... I’m pretty sure his girl sold it. ‘LUKE To who? BRETT A pawn shop in Yonkers. LUKE You know the name of the place? BRETT No. LUKE Come on Brett, you gotta do better than that. BRETT I swear that’s all I know! LUKE Alright. What’s his girl’s name? BRETT Elsa... Elsa Florip. LUKE Okay, you did good, Brett.. I know you're not like your brother so I’m gonna let you live. But you gotta promise me you'll stay out of trouble. BRETT I promise... on my mother’s soul. ‘LUKE Good because if you don’t and you tell someone about our little conversation I’m gonna come looking for you... and we both know what that means.30. EXT, STREET Luke hangs up the phone and leans up against a wall, chalk- full of emotion as he looks down at the Death Note. He takes a quick moment to try and collect himself before taking off. INT. LUKE’S ROOM Luke enters, breathing heavily. He can’t believe he actually did it. He looks at the book once more as... INT. CORONER'S OFFICE - DAY +++ Capt. Murray, Dt. Goemmans and Dt. Washington eye Rick Gurtsky’s body. CORONER (Joining them) Same as the last two. His heart just imploded. And get this. I looked to see if anyone else had come across something like this I got two hits. Both were recent. Both were here in New York. He shows them a file of TOCHER, the home invasion gunman, and STONE, the courthouse shooter. CAPT. MURRAY What’s going on, Doc? CORONER I don’t know. CAPT. MURRAY (pause) What about his brother, did he see anything? DT. GOEMMANS No, nothing. Said they were just watching TV. DI. WASHINGTON Well, ain't karma a bitch. They can’t help but grin. CORONER I wish it was that simple. CAPT. MURRAY Any chance this is all some kind of strange happenstance?31. CORONER Medically speaking, no. (pause) Something is triggering these attacks. I’m talking massive, complete heart failure on the drop of a dime. CAPT. MURRAY Could they have been poisoned? CORONER I’ve run their samples through every test known to man. Twice. Not one hit. Nothing. He hands them copies of his report. CORONER (CONT'D) I thought it might've been some Kind of virus, like that amoeba that killed those people out in Lake Havasu. But I didn’t find any signs of infection during the autopsies. (beat) The long and short of it is they all died of heart attacks that physiologically none of them should have had... I can’t keep calling it a coincidence. Gonna officially change the cause of death to undetermined. CAPT. MURRAY Alright then, Doc. Looks like we have an investigation then. EXT. CORONER'S OFFICE Capt. Murray and his men move to an unmarked car. DI. WASHINGTON Whaddaya want us to do? CAPT. MURRAY There’s gotta be some logical explanation. Cross reference the victims’ criminal histories. See where they did time and if there was any overlap. Most prisons are a walking staph infection. Maybe there is some kind of connection there.32. DI. GOEMMANS You got it Cap. CAPT. MURRAY Goemmans, when you get a chance head over to the Med school at NYU. Talk to some toxicologists, see if there’s a way to beat Doc's tests. Goemmans nods as... INT. PRIVATE STUDY - LIBRARY +++ Luke flips through a phone book, settling in on a listing of pawn shops. He rips out the page and cross references it with a print out from YAHOO YELLOW PAGES, making sure no store slips through the cracks. INT. LIBRARY LOUNGE - LATER Sophia studies on a couch as Luke enters. LUKE You ready to roll? SOPHIA Yeah. Luke can't help but eye the newspaper on a nearby table, the headline reads, “Good Guys 5, Bad Guys 0, More Mysterious Deaths.” SOPHIA (CONT’D) (noticing) It's crazy, those guys dying like that. ‘LUKE Yeah... She senses something. SOPHIA What? LUKE Nothing. SOPHIA Tell me. ‘LUKE You gotta promise me you won’t say anything.33. SOPHIA Okay. INT. COMPUTER LAB Luke leads Sophia to the back of the room as they take a seat in front of a computer. LUKE Check this out. Luke hacks into the NYPD remote access server. SOPHIA What are you doing? LUKE Don’t worry. I have my dad’s username and password. Sophia tenses up but looks on, intrigued, as Luke pulls up the 2008 MURDER BOOK (a catalogue of all the murders that year). LUKE (CONT'D) I looked these guys up, just out of curiosity. And you know what? They were all career criminals. SOPHIA So? ‘LUKE So maybe what happened to them isn’t such a bad thing... She just shakes her head. LUKE (CONT‘D) What? SOPHIA Nothing. Just log off already, you're making me nervous. She hurriedly clicks shut the window as... INT. HALLWAY - NYPD +++ Capt. Murray, Goemmans and Washington walk along.34. CAPT. MURRAY So there’s no nexus that links the victims, no common criminal affiliation or associates? DI. WASHINGTON No, we didn’t find anything, Cap. DT. GOEMMANS So whaddaya think? CAPT. MURRAY Honestly? Not sure. INT. COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE Capt. Murray, Goemmans and Washington approach the COMMISSIONER. CAPT. MURRAY You wanted to see us? COMMISSIONER Yeah, L called. Capt. Murray is taken aback. DI. GOEMMANS who's L? COMMISSIONER He’s a profiler with the FBI's special crimes unit. Real clandestine bunch. CAPT. MURRAY What does he want? COMMISSIONER He’s been following these mysterious deaths in the news and wants to do a little poking around. That gives Capt. Murray pause. COMMISSIONER (CONT’D) What? CAPT. MURRAY Nothing. COMMISSIONER I know he’s a cowboy but he’s the best there is. Come on, his man is waiting for us.35. INT. CONFERENCE ROOM - CONT. Capt. Murray, Goemmans, Washington and the Commissioner enter and find an austere old JAPANESE MAN/WATARI waiting for them. COMMISSIONER Watari, it’s good to see you again. This is Capt. Murray, Dt. Goemmans and Dt. Washington. Greetings are exchanged. COMMISSIONER (CONT'D) Watari is gonna put us in touch with L, (to Watari) We're ready when you are. ape Watari opens up a laptop and a large “ "fades up on its screen as a filtered VOICE emanates out L (FROM LAPTOP) I apologize for the cloak and dagger routine but as you know I prefer to remain anonymous. Goemmans looks on curiously. L (CONT'D) I believe these mysterious deaths are, more likely than not, targeted attacks. COMMISSIONER What makes you say that? L The probability that the victims would all be male cons, whose hearts imploded in the middle of committing felonies, is statistically impossible. (beat) Unless the CIA is up to something we're not aware of, my guess would be that these cons are being specifically targeted. COMMISSIONER By who? L I don't know.36. CAPT. MURRAY With all due respect L, I agree with some of what you’re saying. But the truth is we don’t have a single piece of physical evidence that supports your theory. L Yes we do. The dead bodies. A formula fades up on the laptop screen. It reads: Actus Reus + Mens Rea + The Result = Murder. L (CONT'D) As we all know, these are the elements of murder. Now if you work backwards you can see that we have the result. All of the victims are dead. We also know the mens rea; these deaths are no coincidence. We've statistically proven that. So the only piece of the puzzle we're missing is the actus reus. We don’t know how they’re doing it.... But I assure you, it’s only a matter of time before another con turns up dead. The men all consider this as... INT. LIBRARY - PAY PHONE +++ Luke talks on a pay phone. LUKE Yeah, I’m trying to track down a .44 Caliber Ansley that might have come through your place. Can you check your chain of possession records for me? (listens to response) Yeah, 1/11 hold. Luke flips through his list when he gets a text. INSERT SCREEN: From Sophia: Luke, where you at? We gotta get going. INT, LECTURE HALL - LATER Professor Selby lectures as Luke and Sophia enter and make their way to the back.37. PROFESSOR SELBY This is from the Daily News, “Divine Justice Strikes the Big Apple” He picks up a another paper. PROFESSOR SELBY (CONT’D) The Post headline reads: “Only the good die young? Not anymore... More Mysterious Deaths.” (beat) Do you think these types of headlines could affect peoples’ behavior? He scans the classroom before picking up a copy of the New York Times. Luke sits This gets intently. PROFESSOR SELBY (CONT'D) “Over the past two weeks police precincts around the city reported a slight drop in violent crimes.” Now, this might be a statistical anomaly... It might have nothing to do with these deaths, who knows But one way or the other these stories have captured the zeitgeist’s attention. up in attention. PROFESSOR SELBY (CONT'D) Granted, the terms we’re dealing with here are pretty harsh. It’s life and death. That always grabs People’s attention. But you have to admit, this type of conduct regulating behavior can be very effective. Do you think the fact that some criminals have died has deterred others from acting? (pause) What if I told you that I would execute anyone I caught surfing the web during class? After I shot one or two of you, wouldn’t the rest of you close down your browsers? some CHUCKLES from the class as Luke looks on38. EXT. LECTURE HALL - LATER Students funnel out as Luke makes his way over to Professor Selby. LUKE Hey, Professor, can I ask you something? PROFESSOR SELBY Sure, what's up? LUKE You said once that sometimes the law and justice aren’t one and the same... “That sometimes you have to destroy the law in order to get justice. PROFESSOR SELBY Well, that’s not exactly the quote I referenced but yeah, that’s kinda the gist of it. LUKE Well, how do you know? How do you know that time has come? PROFESSOR SELBY Well, I guess that’s just something you have to decide for yourself. Luke considers this. INT. LUKE'S HOUSE - LATER Capt. Murray pours himself a stiff drink as Luke enters. LUKE Isn't it a little early for happy hour, Dad? (beat) What's going on? CAPT. MURRAY You remember that Asian girl we brought in the other day? The one whose parents were killed. LUKE Yeah.39, CAPT. MURRAY Found out today she doesn’t have any other family here. They're gonna place her in foster care. LUKE That sucks. They share a moment, both knowing what lies ahead for her. INT. LUKE’S ROOM Luke enters, mind churning, emotion brewing. He pulls out the Death Note and stares at it for a long hard moment. ‘LUKE I can do more. they fear. I can be something BEAT He grabs his laptop and takes off as a keen sense of resolve builds and builds. INT. PRIVATE ROOM ~ LIBRARY Luke researches criminals on his laptop, looking for the worst of the worst. INT. LIBRARY Luke walks, laptop in hand, searching for wi-fi signals when he notices a STUDENT passed out on a couch, a MANGA sprawled across his chest. The germ of an idea forms in Luke’s mind. INT. NEW YORK TIMES OFFICE - NEXT DAY The EDITORIAL STAFF huddles around a computer, eyeing a suspicious e-mail as Capt. Murray, Dt. Goemmans and Dt. Washington join them. EDITOR It came in this morning. Capt. Murray reads a printout of the e-mail aloud. INSERT TEXT: “Let it be known that I am responsible for these mysterious deaths.40. I am acting to improve the lot of others by striking out against the tyranny of man, sending forth a ripple of hope that will sweep down the mightiest walls of injustice and set fear in the hearts of evil men.” KIRA Capt. Murray scans through the post script and notices several names listed below. EDITOR (CONT’D) He says he’s gonna kill five more criminals to prove he’s for real. (pause) Whaddya want us to do? CAPT. MURRAY Don’t do anything. But do me a favor, set this computer aside until you hear from me. The Editor nods as... EXT. NEW YORK TIMES BUILDING +++ Capt. Murray exits, followed by Goemans and Washington. DT. WASHINGTON Whaddaya think? CAPT. MURRAY I’m not sure. This world has gotten 30 twisted, crooked looks straight and straight looks crooked. He eyes the list of criminals in the e-mail. CAPT. MURRAY (CONT'D) But we should keep an eye on this all-star list. (to Goemmans) Contact Luis Patterson’s attorney. Let him know a threat has been made against his client. DT. GOEMMANS Got it. CAPT. MURRAY Washington, I want you to contact our sex crime unit, see if there is any news regarding Clarence smith.41. DT. WASHINGTON The high heel rapist? He’s still at large. Nobody knows where he is. CAPT. MURRAY I know, do the best you can. 1/11 try and track down Sanchez and the other guys. INT. LUKE’S ROOM Luke eyes a live newscast as a steely resolve fills his face. EXT. COURTHOUSE - SAME TIME A CROWD of REPORTERS break into a frenzy as LUIS PATTERSON exits the courthouse, surrounded by a team of LAWYERS. REPORTER 1 The defendant, Louis Patterson, heir to the Patterson fortune, admitted raping and killing the victim during a closed court session. However, admissions made during plea negotiations are inadmissible. A grief stricken MOTHER, surrounded by her family, cries out with heartache. MOTHER MURDERER! REPORTER 1 The jury never heard Patterson's confession, which is what many believe led to today’s hung jury. INT. LUKE'S ROOM Luke writes in the DEATH NOTE as... EXT. COURTHOUSE +++ REPORTERS pepper Patterson with questions. REPORTER 2 REPORTER 3 How do you explain your What about the DNA evidence confession? that links you to the crime?42. LAWYER Gentlemen the evidence you’re referring to was inadmissable. Now please -- Patterson and his lawyers push past the reporters when... MOTHER (0.S.) You bastard! You killed my daughter!!! Patterson almost goads with insolence -- he thinks he’s gotten away with murder when... +++ he’s crippled by a massive heart attack -- air escapes him as he keels over and tumbles down the courthouse steps -- -- breaking his neck as his head THUMPS against the pavement. INT. LUKE‘S ROOM - DIFFERENT DAY Luke scrolls through the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List. He eyes a picture of MARC SANCHEZ. EXT. ALLEY Sanchez races along, chased by two COPS, his sweaty face intermittently revealed as... +++ he sprints under shafts of light cast down by the street lamps. cop Stop right there! But Sanchez keeps hauling ass and rips around a bend. INT. LUKE'S ROOM Luke begins to write in the Death Note as... EXT. STREET - CONT. +++ a winded Sanchez grabs a WOMAN from behind and brings a gun to her head. WOMAN Ah! No, please! The cops stop in their tracks as Sanchez spins the woman around, shielding himself.43. cop 1 (gun drawn) Let her go! SANCHEZ Fuck you, pig! Sanchez grins as he drags the woman towards a car when suddenly a heart attack shoots through him. He keels over in pain and dies. CUT TO: Luke’s pen as it glides across the Death Note. INT. APARTMENT Capt. Murray covers his face with a handkerchief as he stares down at the bloated dead body of CLARENCE SMITH. MEDICAL EXAMINER The neighbors complained about the smell. ‘That’s when patrol found him. Capt. Murray and his team kneel down to get a better look. DT. GOEMMANS We should give this Kira guy a medal. Dt. Washington grins. CAPT. MURRAY I need to know the time of death. MEDICAL EXAMINER Well, by the look of this rigamortis it’s been a couple of days. CAPT. MURRAY Goemmans, hang here until we have an official T0D. Cross reference it with the time stamp from the e- mail that was sent to the Times. I want to know whether Smith was dead before or after that e-mail was sent. And Washington, I want to know the cause of death ASAP. They nod as...44. EXT. PAWN SHOP +++ Luke exits and crosses off yet another pawn shop from his list before stopping in front of a newsstand, reading the headlines. - More Mysterious Deaths - 4 of FBI’S 10 Most Wanted Found Dead - Cardiac Arrest The Culprit INT. INTERNET CAFE Luke enters and sits at a computer as a heightened energy fills the room and TEENS bristle about. TEEN (to his friends) Hey, check out this Youtube clip. The teens watch the footage of Patterson tumbling down the courthouse steps. TEEN 2 Yeah! F’ that dude! They all laugh when a newscast, playing on a plasma in the b.g., grabs their attention. NEWS ANCKOR (0.S.) While the police and the scientific community continue to search for an explanation there’s growing chatter that a mysterious figure, simply known as Kira, is responsible for these mysterious deaths. Luke watches the kids eye the newscast intently. NEW ANCHOR A declaration was allegedly e- mailed to the New York Times earlier this week. In it Kira claimed he was striking down criminals in order to protect the innocent. A chorus of HOOTS and HOLLERS rain down from the teens. NEWS ANCHOR The Times will neither confirm nor deny the story while authorities refuse to comment. So the question is... Is Kira for real or a made up Bogeyman?45. A grin crosses Luke’s face as... INT. NYPD CONFERENCE ROOM - DAY apn . the “£” logo fills a laptop screen and the investigative team debriefs him. CAPT. MURRAY The COD for Clarence Smith was cardiac arrest. We're still trying to pin down an exact time of death but it’s clear he died after the e- mail was sent to the Times. Same goes for Luis Patterson and Marc Sanchez. L Have you been able to track down the e-mail’s IP address? CAPT, MURRAY Yeah, it came from a hacked computer in the Bronx. My detectives interviewed the owner but he wasn’t much help. L Check with NSA. See if they can trace the hack. CAPT. MURRAY We already did. Their guys are working on it. So what do you make of this Kira stuff? L I think it’s our perp’s way of reaching out to us. CAPT. MURRAY What do you mean? L He wants us to understand what he’s doing. Look at the name he chose. Kira. In Eastern cultures Kira is like the four horsemen of the apocalypse. They say that when the world becomes unlivable Kira will swoop down, wash away the filth and renew the earth. That’s how our guy views himself. He’s trying to right the world. (MORE)46. L (CONT'D) It’s exactly the type of mind-set I would expect from a single vindictive perpetrator, which is what I think we're dealing with. CAPT. MURRAY L, there’s no way one guy is doing all of this. L I disagree Captain Murray and 1/11 show you why. A graph fades up on the laptop. L (CONT'D) This graph plots the number of perpetrators involved in a crime against the corresponding success rate. As you can see the more people involved, the less likely they are to succeed. If we assume that this is a conspiracy, it would require several accomplices across the country. Everyone studies the graph. DT. GOEMMANS And with several accomplices, the success rate drops drastically. L Exactly. And previous experience tells us that with a conspiracy like this, someone would have come forward with something by now. CAPT. MURRAY I don’t buy it. You’re manipulating your statistics to xead the way you want them to read. How can someone kill a guy on the FBI’s most wanted list in California and then three hours later kill somebody else in Jersey? It doesn’t make any sense. How do you reconcile that with your ‘theory? L I can’t right now. But what I can do is narrow down our search and hopefully smoke out our killer.47. CAPT. MURRAY How? L You'll see. INT. PAWN SHOP An ATTENDANT flips through his files as Luke looks on behind a bulletproof window. ATTENDANT You said you were looking for a .44 Ansley? LUKE Yeah. The attendant continues to flip through his files. LUKE (CONT'D) I’m not even sure if it came through here... just trying to track it down. ATTENDANT (stops, eyes a record) Bingo... .44 caliber Ansley. Came in nineteen ninety-eight. A flash of excitement shoots through Luke. LUKE Can you tell me who pawned it? ATTENDANT I can but it will cost ya. LUKE What? ATTENDANT Everything in life has its price, kid. LUKE How much? ATTENDANT You tell me. LUKE Fifty bucks?48. ATTENDANT A hundred. ‘LUKE Alright... but only if it was hawked by Elsa Florip, otherwise you can stick it up your ass. The attendant grins as he SLAMS the record against the window. The signature reads: Elsa Florip. ATTENDANT Pay up. Luke goes to hand over the money but stops short. ‘LUKE Where is it? ATTENDANT (checks the record) Looks like I sold it to the Jersey City Police Department. LUKE Jersey City Police ATTENDANT (remembering) Yeah, they were doing one of those buy back things. I couldn’t move a bunch of old pieces so I hawked it to them. Luke looks on in disbelief as he hands over the money. EXT. STREET Luke dials up a pay phone. INT. LUKE i, can I have the crime stoppers hotline, I’d like to make an anonymous tip... LUKE’S ROOM - EVENING Sarah plays Wii as Luke hurriedly enters. ‘LUKE Hey, I need the tv. SARAH I’m in the middle of a game here.49. ‘LUKE It’s important. He pulls away the controller. LUKE (CONT'D) (hitting a button) There, it’s paused. Sarah lets out a sigh as Luke switches the tv input and finds what he’s looking for. ON TV (NEWS ROOM) NEWS 4 ANCHOR We're about to go live to the FBI's New York field office INT, FBI FIELD OFFICE - PODIUM ~ SAME TIME A sharp-looking white MALE stands at the ready. NEWS 4 ANCHOR (V.0.) -++ where they have an update regarding the recent string of mysterious deaths. BACK ON Luke and Sarah as they both eye the IV. SARAH Luke, can I ask you something? LUKE Sure. SARAH (pause) If you were Kira, would you kill the guy that killed mom? ‘LUKE Hey, we don’t talk about that. He quickly snaps off the wii. SARAH Hey! LUKE Go finish your homework. An exasperated look crosses Sarah’s face... but she realizes she crossed a line.50. SARAH I'm sorry, Luke. He doesn’t respond as she solemnly exits. INT. NYPD CONFERENCE ROOM - SAME TIME Capt. Murray and a couple of New York’s finest watch the same newscast. SHARP LOOKING WHITE MALE (ON TV) Good evening... INT. FBI FIELD OFFICE SHARP LOOKING WHITE MALE s+ My name is Lind L, Taylor, more commonly know as L. INT. NYPD CONFERENCE ROOM Captain Murray and the others are all taken aback, L is revealing his identity. CAPT. MURRAY He's younger than I thought. L/SHARP LOOKING WHITE MAN (V.0.) I’m a profiler with the FBI‘s special crimes unit. INT. FBI FIELD OFFICE L/SHARP LOOKING WHITE MALE I’ve been asked to help track down the serial killer who calls himself Kira. INT. LUKE'S ROOM Luke sits up in attention. L (ON TV) This crime spree must come to an end. LUKE Crime spree?51. INT, STUDENT CENTER Sophia watches the newscast as STUDENTS gather round. L (ON JUMBO TRON) Only someone with a God complex would be arrogant enough to commit such audacious crimes. INTERCUT: STUDENT CENTER, FBI FIELD OFFICE, NYPD CONFERENCE ROOM, LUKE'S ROOM L (CONT'D) But let me tell you something Kira, you're not God; you're a vile, self- righteous, hypocrite. Luke begins to grow angry as he grabs hold of the Death Note. L (conr’D) You are far lower than the criminals you think you have the right to kill. The book intensifies Luke’s anger as he holds it. LUKE What would you know about it? Before Luke realizes it something changes,_he looks like someone else. It’s his eves. They narrow and harden asa murderous glaze comes over him. L Kira, you're nothing more than a murderer, too afraid to show your own face. Luke begins to write Lind L. Taylor in the Death Note. L (CONT’D) We will hunt you down and use every means necessary to bring you to justice. Just as he finishes the last pen stroke he snaps out of it. LUKE What the £...? He can't believe what he’s just done. He looks at the Death Note. It's definitely affecting him L No one has the right to take the law into their own hands.52. He quickly scribbles out the name and turns to the tv with bated breath L (CONT'D) It's only a matter of —- Uhhh! L clutches his chest, GASPING for air as he is struck by a massive heart attack. SOPHIA and the STUDENTS react with shock and horror. THREE FBI TYPES rush to L’s aid as he slumps over in his chair. Capt. MURRAY and the OFFICERS are taken aback but no one more so than LUKE. ‘LUKE Oh my God... Luke watches the FBI agents drag a lifeless L off screen. FBI AGENT Call 911! We need an ambulance! Unnerved, Luke takes a step back and eyes the Death Note as the tv screen goes black. INT. NYPD CONFERENCE ROOM Consternation runs rampant. DI. GOEMMANS What the hell just happened?! CAPT. MURRAY I don’t know. (to Washington) Call your buddy at the bureau and find out. DT. GOEMMANS (ret L) Is he dead? The truth is no one knows when just then Watari enters. WATART I need everyone to gather ‘round. Watari directs their attention to a large screen in the center of the room. ape Suddenly the “L” logo flashes up on screen and we hear the same filtered voice from before:53. L The man you saw on tv is dead... He was a death row inmate who agreed to pose as me in hopes of reducing his sentence. Capt. Murray and his men shake their heads, not knowing what to think. L (CONT'D) His sacrifice, while incredibly tragic, was also incredibly valuable... Now we know Kira is here in New York. DI. GOEMMANS How do you know that? L We made it look like a national broadcast but it was restricted to the five boroughs. Capt. Murray grows more and more angry. CAPT. MURRAY What is going on L? How the hell did he just kill that guy? L I don’t know. CAPT, MURRAY Well you know something, goddamn it! How'd you know he’d come after you? L I didn’t, But it fits the profile. Our guy is impulsive, brash. It makes sense. CAPT. MURRAY You're out of your mind. This freakin’ guy just sent a heart attack through the air and you‘re sitting here making deductions. L All I can do is work the evidence I’m given. Every investigation is a progression, you know that Captain Murray. Different details come into focus at different times.54. CAPT. MURRAY You got some balls, L! You can’t just send someone to their death like that! L I had no choice. Kira will not stop. He’s going to keep on killing. But for the first time we're starting to close in on him. The faster we act the more lives we can save. LONG BEAT CAPT. MURRAY What the hell are we up against? L God only knows. INT. HALLWAY Capt. Murray and his team exit the conference room. DI. GOEMMANS Thank God we have L. Capt. Murray shoots him a look. DI. GOEMMANS (CONT’D) What? You gotta give L some credit. He just smoked out a shadow. CAPT. MURRAY What he just did makes him no different than Kira. INT. LUKE’S LIVING ROOM Luke, down and out, sits with Sophia, watching the news as various COMMENTATORS RANT about Kira. SOPHIA I don’t get it, how the hell’s he doing it? ‘LUKE I don’t know, but Kira slipped up, he shouldn’t have killed that guy. Luke shuts off the tv.55. SOPHIA Why'd you do that? LUKE I’m spent, can we call it a night? SOPHIA Sure. INT. LUKE’S ROOM - NIGHT Luke sleeps next to Sophia when he begins to toss and turn. Suddenly he wakes up, breathing heavily. Something has him rattled. He gets up and moves to the mirror. He’s surprised to see bags under his eyes. SOPHIA (0.S.) What is it? LUKE Nothing. Go back to sleep. He turns to the Death Note, eyeing it uneasily, honing in on a distinct Japanese character/word engraved on its binding. EXT. FISH MARKET - THE NEXT DAY Luke approaches TOSH (Japanese, 50’s) as he preps for work. ‘LUKE Tosh, can I ask you something. What’s this mean? He hands him a piece of paper with the Japanese character/word written on it. Tosh looks at it, pulls out his lighter and sets the paper ablaze. LUKE (CONT'D) What are you doing? TOSH That is a word we never speak. Even saying it brings bad luck. ‘LUKE Tosh, come on man, give me a break. What’s it mean? BEAT56. TOSH (reluctant) It's an ancient word, it means Shinigami. LUKE Shin -- what? Tosh won't say it again as he leaves Luke standing there. INT. LUKE’S ROOM Luke makes several queries on a reference portal, trying various spellings of “Shinigami” but to no avail when he hears the door downstairs. INT. LUKE'S LIVING ROOM Capt. Murray enters as Sarah watches TV. SARAH Hey daddy, a detective from Jersey City called. He said it was important. She gestures towards a post-it near the phone as Luke makes his way to the fridge. CAPT. MURRAY ‘Thanks. Luke discreetly looks on as Capt. Murray dials. CAPT. MURRAY (CONT’D) (into phone) Hi, this is Captain Sean Murray. I’m returning your call. (waits for response) You're kidding me... a 44 Caliber Ansley, huh... Capt. Murray makes his way down the hall to get some privacy. INT. HALLWAY - CONT. CAPT. MURRAY Sure, I could pull the slugs from my wife’s case. I'll have them rushed over. TI really appreciate the heads up. LUKE (0.S.) What was that about?57. Capt. Murray turns surprised to find Luke standing behind him. LUKE (CONT’D) Was it about mom? CAPT. MURRAY (pause) They still gotta check the ballistics but they think they might have found the murder weapon. Luke is pleased as... INT. NYPD CONFERENCE ROOM ~ DAY ap +. the “£” ogo fades up on a laptop screen and watari Goemmans, Washington and Capt. Murray enter. L I’ve reexamined the time of death for each Kira killing. A string of data races across a large projection screen behind L’s laptop. L (CONT'D) Each out of state death has been converted to eastern standard time. The data on screen shuffles about and grows more and more uniform. L (CONT'D) As you can see a pattern slowly begins to emerge. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mirror each other while Tuesdays and Thursdays are similar. DT. GOEMMANS What a weird pattern... What does it means? L It means there is structure in his life, something he can’t change. Something he’s working around. CAPT. MURRAY So he’s on a schedule. L Exactly.58. They mull over the possibilities. DI. WASHINGTON Maybe he’s a pilot and that’s his flight schedule. L No, I’ve already checked with the FAA, no flight crews’ schedule parallel this pattern. DI. WASHINGTON But it’s gotta be some kind of transportation schedule, right? L No, not necessarily... The anthrax killer struck by mail. He killed people in three different states without ever leaving his lab. DT. GOEMMANS So what is it? CAPT. MURRAY (pause) It kinda looks like a college kid’s schedule. L ‘That's what I was thinking. DT. GOEMMANS Wait a second? Are you sayin’ Kira might be a freakin’ Coed? L Well, I think our guy is either a student or someone who's affiliated with a local college or university. Look at what we know about him. He's very tech savvy. That inherently trends towards a younger, educated perp. Probably Gen ¥, or the millennium generation. He’s brash and idealistic; again indicators of a younger, more likely than not, male perp. Now couple these traits with the fact that the e-mail sent to the Times came from a Wi-Fi network that was hacked near Fordham University... and I think a rough sketch of our perp starts to come into focus. He’s probably a young male, in his mid twenties. (MORE)59. L (CONT'D) He might be a grad student or a TA. Probably Caucasian. Quiet. Known for being somewhat reserved. But there is something in his past that drives him. There’s something damaged about him. That’s the guy we are looking for. They take it all in, especially Capt. Murray. DT. GOEMMANS Great... white guy, mid twenties, good with computers and a little crazy. In New York, that's like two million people. CAPT. MURRAY Well, it’s a start. Check in with all the local colleges, Fordham, NYU, Columbia, Pace... Talk to the mental health administrators. See if there’s anyone they think is suspicious. (pause) I know it’s like searching for a needle in a haystack. But let's try and turn up the heat on this guy. The men nod in agreement as... INT. CAFETERIA - FORDHAM UNIVERSITY s++ a debate erupts amongst some STUDENTS at lunch. amongst them is Luke and Sophia. SOPHIA I wanna know how Kira’s doing it. MALE STUDENT Who cares, as long as he keeps up the good work. A GIRL STUDENT shoots him a look. MALB STUDENT (CONT’D) What? No one wants to admit it but they’re glad these guys are dying. GIRL STUDENT Hey, this isn’t a video game. You don’t die and respawn three seconds later.The girls 60. SOPHIA Yeah, nobody has the right to do what he’s doing. LUKE (interjects) I think it’s for the greater good. SOPHIA How can you say that? LUKE People die all the time, for no good reason. And it sucks. (beat) At least these people are dying for something. GIRL STUDENT Luke, what are you talking about? LUKE It's the Coventry Dilemma all over again. GIRL STUDENT What’s the Coventry Dilemma? ‘LUKE It’s kind of a long story... all give him a look. LUKE (CONT'D) Okay... well, during World War Two the British cracked the German “Enigma” cypher. It was a secret code the Nazis used. The Brits realized that the town of Coventry was going to get bombed. Now, their first instinct was to evacuate the town but then they realized they couldn’t do that. They had to let the Nazis bomb Coventry, otherwise the enemy would know they had broken the code. In the end thousands of people died. Their lives were sacrificed to save countless others... And that’s what we have here now, on a much smaller scale. If you make an example out of say, a hundred criminals, you could save countless innocent’ lives and spare thousands of families from all kinds of hardship. Is it fair? Is it right? (MORE61. LUKE (CONT’D) It’s hard to say. But like Churchill said, “it’s all for the greater good.” The girls look on, taken aback. Luke has shut them up in one fell swoop. INT. HALLWAY - MURRAY HOME Capt. Murray eyes Luke through the crack of the door for a moment, studying him. He shakes off a thought as... INT. LUKE'S ROOM - SAME TIME +++ he KNOCKS on Luke’s door and enters. CAPT. MURRAY Luke, do you have a sec? LUKE I’m gettin’ ready for work. CAPT. MURRAY Don’t worry this won’t take long... I want you to do me a favor. I want you to go to Dr. Warren's office and get checked out. ‘LUKE Don’t worry. I’m fine. CAPT. MURRAY Please, do what I tell you. You look like hell. Luke puts on his best face. ‘LUKE Alright Dad... Is that it? CAPT. MURRAY No. I actually got a surprise for you. Capt. Murray hands him a letter. CAPT. MURRAY (CONT’D) It’s from the mayor himself, completely hand written, How many law school applicants have that? (MORE)62. CAPT. MURRAY (CONT’D) (proudly pointing) I love this line, “Luke's heroism on the subway speaks volumes, for his future is far brighter than most, yet he was willing to risk it all to do what was right.” LUKE Dad, I’m not going to law school. CAPT. MURRAY What? LUKE I only took the test to appease you. CAPT. MURRAY What are you talkin’ about? You should go to law school. It’s what your mother always wanted. LUKE That was before she got killed. Before scumbag lawyers let her killer walk. CAPT. MURRAY What are you talking about? LUKE That guy, Lozano, he killed someone before he shot mom, did you know that? His lawyer got him off. He should've been in jail, instead mom’s dead. CAPT. MURRAY Luke, you gotta stop with this. Lozano didn’t do it. The ballistics didn’t match up. Luke is blown away. LUKE what? CAPT. MURRAY We just got the results back. It wasn’t the same gun. Luke hears it but still can’t believe it. CAPT. MURRAY (CONT’D) You gotta let it go, Luke.63. LUKE Like you did, Dad? CAPT. MURRAY Hey, watch your mouth. ‘LUKE Why, it’s the truth, isn’t it. Luke pushes past his father and EXT. STREET +++ makes his way along. After a moment his cell RINGS. Luke looks at the number and ignores the call. INT. LIVING ROOM / KITCHEN - SAME TIME Capt. Murray sighs as he gets voice mail. He clicks off the phone and pours himself a stiff drink. EXT. STREET - LATER Luke speaks into a pay phone. LUKE You lied to me. INT. BRETT GURTSKY’S APARTMENT - INTERCUT BRETT (into phone) Who the hell is this? LUKE I’m the guy who can kill you. A chill shoots down Brett's spine as he begins to recognize Luke’s voice. BRETT What do you want? LUKE Why’d you lie to me? BRETT I didn’t lie to you. LUKE Yes you did, Brett. Yes, you did.64. BRETT No, I didn't. I swear LUKE I found Lozano’s gun. The ballistics don’t match up... Too bad, I thought you didn’t want to end up like your brother. BRETT Wait, wait, please! ‘LUKE What? BRETT Lozano shivs his gun. ‘LUKE What are you talking about? BRETT He jams a screwdriver down the barrel to throw off the rifling. It makes his gun untraceable. Luke is taken aback. LUKE Why didn’t you mention it before? BRETT What do you mean? How was I supposed to know? (beat) I swear it’s the truth. LUKE You better hope so. INT. LUKE’S HOUSE - NIGHT Luke enters and sees Capt. Murray passed out on the couch, an empty bottle of scotch laid out before him. INT. LUKE’S ROOM ~ LATER Luke enters, mind churning. He grabs a manila envelope from his desk and addresses it to Alejandro Lozano, Rahway State Prison.65. INT. CVS DRUGSTORE - MORNING Luke buys a prepaid cell phone and calling card. CASHIER Will that be cash or credit? LUKE cash. Luke pays and discreetly places the calling card into the manila envelope. EXT. U.S. POST OFFICE HUB - 32ND ST. & 8TH AVE. Luke moves to a bin and looks both ways before, placing the envelope inside as... INT, POLICE STATION ++. Brett pulls down the brim of his hat and approaches the RECEPTIONIST. BRETT I'd like to uh... talk to Dt. Goemmans. RECEPTIONIST Is he expecting you? He shakes his head “no.” INT. WAITING AREA - LATER Brett sits, waiting anxiously. DI. GOEMMANS Brett, what can I do for you? BRETT Is there someplace we can talk? DT. GOEMMANS Sure, what’s up? INT. LUKE’S ROOM - NIGHT Luke looks in the mirror and sees that the bags under his eyes have worsened. He rips off his shirt and it’s clear he’s lost at least fifteen pounds. He shoots a look over to the Death Note.66. EXT. STREET - NEXT DAY Luke walks along, checking the street numbers, when he finds what he’s looking for. Reveal: PAN ASIAN HISTORICAL CENTER INT. HISTORICAL CENTER Luke talks to the RESEARCH LIBRARIAN, who leads him into a moisture free room filled with old leather bound books. LIBRARIAN I think this is what you’re looking for. She unrolls a dusty parchment written in Japanese. LIBRARIAN (CONT’D) You should be all set. LUKE ‘Thanks. Luke scours through the parchment when he recognizes the Japanese character/word. He hurriedly flips through the accompanying translation and reads... Insert Text: Shinigami - Japanese God of Death... Legend has it aman once found a Shinigami’s Death Note... the more he used it, the more it drove him to kill... until it drove him mad... Luke slowly pulls out the Death Note. cur TO: DEATH NOTE PAGE - LAWS OF THE DEATH NOTE LUKE (V.0.) Rule - The owner of the Death Note may renounce ownership by proclaiming, “I relinquish myself from the Death Note.” They'll be set free from its grasp and lose all memory of it. (note: this is not the first time he’s reading this rule, but it’s the first time it’s important) ON LUKE in a secluded STUDY ROOM. He writes himself a note on a post it before...67. LUKE (CONT’D) I relinquish myself from the Death Note. Sure enough his face goes blank. He looks at the book as if seeing it for the first time before noticing the post it. INSERT POST IT: Pick up the book in front of you. He grabs the book. In his mind’s eye he sees a flurry of fierce, fragmented images as he’s flooded with the Death Note memories. LUKE (CONT’D) Whoa... CUT TO: DEATH NOTE PAGE - LAWS OF THE DEATH NOTE LUKE (V.0.) Rule - A previous possessor of the Death Note will have their memories restored if they reacquire it. BACK ON LUKE He tries it again... His face goes blank... He grabs the book -- immediately flooded with the memories again. LUKE (CONT’D) Whoa... EXT, HISTORICAL CENTER Luke exits and makes his way along when suddenly he notices SOMEONE emerge from the darkness. A chill shoots down his spine. He feels their stare and is overcome by an uneasy feeling as he takes off. EXT, STREET Luke walks along, hears FOOTSTEPS on the cobble stone street behind him. He quickens his stride... and sure enough the footsteps behind him also hasten. LUKE pulls out his sidekick, acts like he’s texting, but instead uses the sidekick’s camera to see behind him. INSERT SIDEKICK SCREEN -- A MAN in a trench coat follows him. LUKE rounds a corner, mind racing. He sees an internet cafe and...68. INT. INTERNET CAFE - CONT. . quickly enters. He throws down some cash, guickly pulls off his sweatshirt and makes his way to a computer while eyeing the front door. After a long moment the Trench Coat Man enters. Luke waits for him to take a seat and then gets up and leaves through the rear door. EXT. INTERNET CAFE - CONT. Luke exits, stops in front of the cafe’s opaque door and counts to himself before... he spins back around and goes to re-enter when the door swings open. He BUMPS right into the Trench Coat Man, but not before getting a good look at him. LUKE Excuse me. INT. INTERNET CAFE Luke enters. LUKE shit Now he’s sure he’s being followed as he grabs the sweatshirt he purposely left behind. INT. LUKE'S ROOM - NIGHT Luke paces, mind racing. LUKE Who the hell’s following me? Suddenly, the germ of an idea forms in his head. He grabs the Death Note and reverts back to the rules. cur TO: DEATH NOTE PAGE - LAWS OF THE DEATH NOTE LUKE (V.0.) Rule - If the cause of death is written the person will die accordingly unless that which is written is implausible.69. BACK ON LUKE He moves to his computer when there’s a KNOCK on his door. SOPHIA (0.S.) Luke, it’s me. LUKE (under breath) Damn it. He quickly removes the ink cartridge from his ball-point pen and passes it through a tiny hole on the underside of his desk drawer... +++ popping up a false bottom, revealing a secret compartment where he tucks away the Death Note before opening the door. SOPHIA Why's your door locked? LUKE I didn’t realize it was... uh, listen, can we just hang out some other time? I got some stuff I got to take care of. SOPHIA Alright... sure. EXT. LUKE’S HOUSE Sophia can’t help feeling something is wrong as she looks up and sees Luke writing at his desk. INT. KIRA TASK FORCE - DAY Dt. Goemmans and Washington races to Capt. Murray. DI. GOEMMANS Cap, you got to see this. Washington pops a CD into a projector. WASHINGTON We've been monitoring all the priority arrest reports. Last night three criminals from the DEA’S list got nailed.70. DT. GOEMMANS This is from the Nassau County Prison, where at 10:45 PM inmate James Zellman cut his finger and drew this on the wall... ON SCREEN: A large pentacle is sketched in blood. DI. GOEMMANS (CONT'D) «++ Shortly after, he died of a heart attack. DI. WASHINGTON At 10:47 PM over at Riker’s Island, Vlad Dulinski wrote a full confession and ran into the lavatory before also dying of a heart attack. Washington clicks over to the next image. DT. GOEMMANS Patrol found this in a crack house in Harlem. ON SCREEN: A DRUG DEALER lies dead from a self-inflicted gunshot. DT. GOEMMANS (CONT’D) This is Darren Hicks, he’s got a rap sheet a mile long. He was also on the DEA’s list. They all look on, taken aback... «++ ON SCREEN REVEAL: “Kira was here” written above the dead drug dealer. BEAT L Don’t tell the press anything. As far as they know, they all died of heart attacks. CAPT, MURRAY Agreed. INT. LUKE’S ROOM - NIGHT Luke watches the news intently.1. NEWS ANCHOR (on TV) Three more criminals, Jim Zellman, Vlad Dulinski, and Darren Hicks, all died of heart attacks last night in the latest string of alleged Kira killings... Luke thinks for a moment before hacking into the NYPD remote access server where he finds what he’s looking for... ++. IMAGES OF: THE PENTACLE, DULINSKI'S CONFESSION & The DRUG DEALER. All the criminals died exactly the way he wanted them to Luke looks relieved as his eyes narrow and harden. NEWSCASTER (0.S.) In other news, a citywide manhunt is underway for serial rapist, Tony Dalton. A PICTURE of Tony Dalton fades up on screen. NEWSCASTER (CONT’D) Dalton escaped from several sheriff’s deputies who were bringing him to his arraignment. INSERT FOOTAGE of the ROPED OFF CRIME SCENE: INVESTIGATORS move about the BLOOD STAINED STEPS. NEWSCASTER (CONT'D) He is considered armed and dangerous... Luke opens the Death Note and begins to write... Tony Dalton. INT. HALLWAY / LUKE'S ROOM - MORNING Luke places a pin in the top hinge of his door, before... EXT. DINSMORE BLVD. - MORNING +++ meeting up with Sophia. He seems distracted and distant. SOPHIA You would tell me if something was wrong, right? LUKE Yeah, but nothing’s wrong.72. She doesn’t believe him as... EXT. MTA BUS STOP - CONT. +++ the M60 Manhattan bound bus pulls up. Luke and Sophia hop on as the Trench Coat Man (from before) hustles over and gets on as well. INT. BUS - MOVING - CONT. Luke and Sophia move towards the back of the bus as the Trench Coat Man takes a seat behind them. EXT. BUS STOP A MAN with a hard look waits as the bus pulls up... INT. BUS - CONT. +++ He gets on. It’s Tony Dalton, the fugitive from the night before. The bus RUMBLES off as... + DALTON rips out a gun ‘and presses it against the DRIVER’S HEAD. : DALTON Do exactly as I say or I'll blow your head off! FAT WOMAN (0.S.) ALI! Dalton spins around to a terrified FAT WOMAN. DALTON Pipe down you fat cow! Panic ripples through the bus. DALTON (CONT'D) Now listen up! This is a robbery! Do what I say and no one gets hurt. SOPHIA grabs LUKE’S shoulder. DALTON (CONT'D) (to Driver) Keep driving! ‘The DRIVER nods submissively as LUKE turns to the Trench Coat Man behind him.